Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-01
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A very Am1Eire story ahoal 6e1efA.
sneEsdAn kss JAS bssa tola me tkat i
eel worth rspr03Es1sR. II seems thai
Noz1e artist s6s1t thzea % fuzF year,
ago painted q portrzit eg Gen. SaeFidan
Fa4t proved = dismal fsiinrs. bat nsxer.
thslsss wss hung Ia the GsueraPa pFi-
Tata ot6ss aRd tAsse couffnpe& 90 hare
antii il became 90 familiar 40 20 cease
10 cause comUenk Finally. after the
portrait had heen hanging fhsFe for tue
% tArsa years. q rf4Eest came from @.
A. T. pest IN Ohio fee picture Of the
hero OF Winchester With Walsh 10 sdoEn
the walls % their fooD&- Tia General
wzs ue9itatin1 as 70 how be cooid
al their seczssfs when bis eye lie Epon
the eaFacatare Of kimEef that hung Ep-
on the wAll.
The very thing sprunR into his
mind, and, as 10 10 vel known With him
10 think IL 70 ast, be sfxaiRkawAy sarped
his bell and babe his erdArIy take down
the picture and box Il ready fos ship-
ment. That night 81 dinner be informed
Ma sheridan Of the Fsqaess Of the Oaio
post ard ahs manner IN which be in
tended complying With a.
20, Philip" said Mrs. Sheridan, not
than horrible thing fhtt has been hang
ina % your ofnSe vail for tbs last year
OF sol"
The very same" said the General.
"Bas, Philip. IL yea send this pieture
cut IL will be placed promineatly on the
wall and labelled - . present from you,
and that awf1l danh Will 20 down 10
posteTity - likeness OF yoursegf. and
some future day viii turn up. - the IN
speAkable horror Of yOuF ehildFen and
fFiends. ~ perfect likeness Of hov yoa
looked when IN your pFimae."
Then followed stormy scene, Mrs.
Sheridan arguing that the picture should
not be sent, and the General taking the
side that be mast. IN some wsy, oomply
with the rtqaes1, and, - be had nothing
else 20 send, this picture should 20. The
argument waved hotter and hotter,
until finally Gen Sheridan aos ~ aud
marched 10 the dsoF. and. having
reached that strategic point, TaFned and
SAID:
"Mrs. Sheridan. that picture shall 20.
Nov Let neither OF ever mention its
existence again"
Having said this, be left the room be-
fore Mrs. Sheridan had time to say
wSrd IN reply.
Bat be little knew his wife's stuck
for early next morning, before any one
vas up, she vent down 70 his offios and
surprised the orderly In the very act Of
boxing the pictars.
that will stick aud not wash or" she
Sweesly asked.
"Yes. madam" answered the unsus-
pecting soldier.
Bring IL 30 me, please" said Mrs.
SheKi.An.
Tie orderly fetched some black paint
fro@ tie outer office and gave il 10 Mrs.
Sheridan. Than she. deliberately turn
ina the unlaeky painting over upon It's
back, brushsd every resemblance Of a
| picture from Cd the canvass, only leav-
tng din vista Of blAek paint.
20, de stay here until the General
comes" vas all the wFetehd orderly
could gasp as be saw this Surprising
proceeding. But be had no iced OF
this request, for hardly were the words
o0t Of his month before Sheridan.
light step wss heard in the outer ef4ice
aud IN sn instant bis stout figure dark
ened the door. His quick eve in 3 sec
end took IN the state Of affairs. and
turning red 10 the face. be said:
Mrs. Sheridan. what does this pro-
stop, Philip" said she; last nigh
you made the request that neither OF a
should ever mention this again." point
inc TO what remained Of the picture
do net be the first to break this re
quest" and without another Vord shl
swept cat of lhe Office. leaving Littls
Phil absolutely rooted to the fiooy.
Il Is. perhaps. needless 10 tell thai
that picture has been dead lettaF il
the Sheridan family from that day te
this, and bids fair to remain 50.